* Jeff Forsyth <twobuttons at gmail.com> [2007-02-28 05:03]:

> It looks like the OX team has made a nice improvement with a few
> slight problems....
> 
> 1)  Conversion/Migration....
> How can an integrator continue support a product that doesn't have a
> migration method for the next version?  Is this just misplaced?  Or is
> it expected that some mysterious force is going to create a migration
> script?
> 
> 2)  Switching from one DBMS to another....
> The database wars are supposed to be over.  Most
> application/development tool kits allow for transparent usage of one
> DBMS to another.  Why is OX still living in the 1990's (Ok, late
> 90's)?  Most of my enviorments have decided to stick with one specific
> DBMS and run all applications from that DBMS.  It keeps management and
> backups *very* simple across the enterprise.  Without lighting a
> religious war, OX5's DBMS requirement fit our requirement like a hand
> in a glove.  Now we are supposed to setup one specific DBMS for one
> specific application.  And redesign our support around this new
> system.
> 
> / *%@#'ing rant
> 
> Yes, we are at the tail end of designing a migration method away from
> OX5 to eGroupware.  We are going to be testing scripts and migration
> methods in the next week.  It would have been a very nice suprise to
> see the OX team step up to the plate and make things easy.  In fact,
> it could have been argued to go with OX6.  Too little, too late
> without a good plan.....
> 
> I have another client running OX5, and they are getting restless for
> improvement.  Once migration discussions start, I'll look for the
> answers to my questions again....
 
Hmmm no more LDAP, no mor PostgreSQL, no upgrade path... great. Time to
move to Kolab. The Horde interface to Kolab doesn't look that bad
either.

Besides there the community has access to the SCM and gets at least some
news. Too bad. open-xchange looked promising.

2¢ Martin
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